Stealing books in eighteenth-century London / Richard Coulton, Matthew Mauger, Christopher Reid.

Author/creator Coulton, Richard
Other author Mauger, Matthew.
Other author Reid, Christopher, 1952-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Descriptionxv, 146 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects
Book thefts--England. --London. --18th century.

SeriesPalgrave pivot
Palgrave pivot. ^A1145022
Contents Courts -- Prisoners -- Prosecutors -- Appendix 1: Methodlogical statement -- Appendix 2: Tables relating to old bailey book-theft trials, 1674-1820.
Abstract "This study offers an authoritative and readable account of the hidden history of book theft in eighteenth-century London. It exploits a rich primary source, the compelling narratives of crime contained in the digitised Proceedings of the Old Bailey. The authors explain how cases of book theft came to court, and how in the ensuing trials the nature of the book itself became a question for legal debate. They assess the motives which led Londoners to steal books and the methods they employed in thefts from households and booksellers. Finally, the authors ask what the Proceedings tells us about the social ownership of books, and how the phenomenon of book theft differently affected book producers and consumers"--Back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 135-136) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016949379
ISBN9781137411952 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN1137411953 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

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